Smirk and Scare

Smirk and scare so young you

held out your hand, red and cold,

gleeful --

and now you think if 

you eat your shame like candy 

it’ll taste better, but

it never does;

I told you spit it out --

still you grimaced 

and smacked your lips

with relish 

like 

fear was sweet

but your tongue cracked and bled and

you closed your eyes to stop it,

spit it out,

but still you stuffed in handful after handful,

gleeful,

smiling,

vindictive.

Author's Note

too disjointed?